Manager Digital Distribution
Manager Digital Distribution
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$ 80000 - 100000
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About Our Company
VIZ Media has been bringing the finest in manga anime and global entertainment to Englishspeaking fans across the world for over thirty years.From classic series like Dragon Ball Sailor Moon and Naruto to current hits like My Hero Academia Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man we continue to offer the best in action romance fantasy and adventure stories for fans of all ages.
Our critically acclaimed manga graphic novels and books have won Eisner YALSA and Hugo awards and are available in both print and digital editions and our premier catalog of anime titles can be seen on TV and via streaming and digital download as well as in collectible Bluray and DVD sets at major retailers.
Learn more about VIZ Media anime and manga atwww.viz.
Job Summary
VIZ Media the world leader in Englishlanguage versions of manga and anime (Japanese comics and animation) is looking for a Manager Digital Distribution to support the strategic business efforts for our Digital Distribution team. This role will work closely with the Senior Director Digital Distribution on the daytoday maintenance of domestic transactional accounts with minimal/adhoc support in international/nontheatrical expansion and AVOD/SVOD business as needed. This role is responsible for overseeing sales & merchandising workflows to support onplatform business opportunities platform partnerships and competitive pricing & windowing.
What youll do:
- Own responsibility for growth oversight and management across all assigned platform partners representing VIZ as the direct contact for accounts day to day needs
- Secure placement and merchandising for VIZ content by proactively pitching new release catalog key IP franchises and promotional programs.
- Create all sales materials and pitch decks to highlight VIZ core initiatives and tailored to accounts strategic initiatives
- Manage promotional title selections pricing strategy approvals and
- Utilize and update internal trackers to track content availabilities partner selections release dates and deliveries.
- Develop strong partnerships via regular calls and inperson meetings when needed.
- Forge strong relationships with internal teams (production content marketing legal publicity etc. to ensure complete and timely delivery of material assets and approvals for partners.
- Monitor key performance metrics/postmortems incorporate findings into sales strategies and implement those strategies to foster longterm account growth.
- Become the internal key point of contact on assigned accounts relaying key observations competitive landscape and industry trends to stakeholders and senior leadership.
The ideal candidate has:
- 4 years of account management or partner relationship experience within content distribution acquisitions or streaming industry
- Experience in home entertainment content sales and/or licensing
- Thorough understanding of the global home entertainment landscape especially EST/TVOD
- Proven partner management success with Apple Google Microsoft Amazon etc.
- Established relationships and contacts with EST/TVOD platforms required. AVOD & SVOD contacts a plus.
- Passion for and knowledge across TV & film particularly knowledge of the anime and animation category
- Exceptional communication (both verbal and written) presentation and interpersonal skills with ability to develop creative clear and concise narratives for a wide variety of audiences
- Experience building and maintaining positive relationships with partners demonstrating empathy and managing conflicts (both internal and external) effectively and professionally.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to extrapolate data and market trends to identify business opportunities and make informed decisions.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel Word PowerPoint) project management systems (i.e. Asana Wrike etc. and data reporting tools such as Tableau
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Marketing or related field or equivalent experience with a record that demonstrates suitable preparation for this position
Work Environment & Schedule
Location: The Manager Digital Distribution position is open to candidates within California. If the candidate is local to the San Francisco Bay Area this will be a hybrid position with 1 day of work onsite at our downtown San Francisco office expected weekly. If the candidate is located outside of the San Francisco Bay Area this can be a remote position with occasional travel to San Francisco.
Schedule: This is a Regular FullTime position 40 hours per week) with core hours of 10 am to 4 pm with some flexibility as needed.
Compensation: $80000 $100000 annually depending on experience with additional variable compensation
VIZ Media offers the following benefits to its eligible employees:
- Partially subsidized Health Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) savings plan including employer matching
- Flexible Spending health and dependent care
- Commuter stipend for inoffice work
- Life Insurance/AD&D/STD/LTD
- Legal & ID Theft insurance
- Group Pet insurance rates
- Paid holidays vacation and sick time plus your birthday is a holiday!
- Philanthropy program including paid time off for volunteer work
- Wellness program including fitness membership discounts and reimbursement
- Full time casual dress
- Flexible work hours
As part of a multimedia entertainment company employees may be subjected to workrelated content such as: sexually explicit images nudity and graphic violence. Applicants should be willing to work with this type of content.
VIZ Media is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race color ethnicity ancestry national origin religion sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age disability veteran status genetic information marital status or any legally protected status.
Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Any email from the VIZ Media recruiting team will come from an @viz.comemail address (for example or from our recruiting system Greenhouse (for example. If the email is not from one of these addresses it is not from VIZ Media.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
